⚽ Premier League 2025/2026 Discussion Thread ⚽

[Raflesia]

In the match against Newcastle United, I believed that Arteta made the wrong choices in formation and in starting 11. I don't believe that G.Jesus is so down that he cannot start as a natural 9 and I also do not believe that Sterling who has the ability to run and commit defenders doesn't deserve a start. Although it all boils down to the coaches choice.

Actually, it is not too wrong if indeed maximizing 4-2-2 in the formation carried out in this match is the same as what Arsenal did against Liverpool a few weeks earlier.
It's just that the difference in this match is that there are several things that distinguish Arteta when doing the same formation considering that the scheme is not too effective with the formation being carried out.

In this match Arsenal actually tried their best but indeed in this case the situation became complicated when Isak's unexpectedly quick goal made Arsenal lose momentum and made Newcastle more careful in defense. We can see after the quick goal happened Newcastle immediately made a good defensive scheme without caring about possession and only tried in a quick counterattack. The 4-4-2 formation is actually not wrong, it's just that the scheme they do in this formation has been read and makes them lose momentum especially after a quick goal that makes Arsenal even more confused.

[Barikui1]

When Nottingham Forest was newly promoted to English Premier League, they signed 21 new players and many of us were laughing at them. They actually did not perform well with the new signings but they were not relegated. Now, we have started seeing the impact of those signings because they could sell and reinforce the team.

They had a bad coach last season who's also struggling managing the club Leicester City this season. Right now, they have a manager who has premier league experience,  he did well during preseason and that was the driving force ahead of the new season,  they have had three points at Anfield and a draw against Chelsea, just how they should take points from the top dogs. Nuno Espirito Santos is doing a superb job for them, will not forget in a rush how he did the same for Wolverhampton. Manchester City losing was the huge shock  yesterday.

The role of the coach is indeed very influential for the progress of the team and that happened to Notingham Forest this season who performed impressively and even ranked in the top 5 temporarily, he could be a threat to clubs who want to get UCL tickets next season such as Tottenham, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Man Utd and Newcastle if Notingham Forest can finish in the top 5 is a big achievement for the club and Nuno Espirito Santos deserves appreciation.

Though on my own opinion, it's very much unlikely that nothingham Forest would challenge for a place in the uefa champions league, because am quite sure that even though they have been of good form of late, they don't have the level of consistency required to get into the uefa champions league spot and keep it, am saying so because the season is still very early and the first leg is not even close to completion, but if it's a place in the uefa Europa league or uefa conference league, i believe that it would be much more achievable, but the uefa champions league is totally out of their reach right now.

Then as of the influence of the coach on a team, sincerely speaking i believe that it's the coach that make or break a club, if the coach is actually good, the team will definitely be good, especially if his playing system fits in with the type of players at his disposal, ok let's take a look at Manchester united today, since they lost sir Alex Ferguson to retirement, they have changed a whole lot of managers thinking that their fortune can change, but no it doesn't, because the one's that are quite good, their playing system doesn't suits the players at their disposal, so the coach has a major role to play in the prowess of a team.

[legendbtc]

I actually never expected the English Premiership to turn the shape it has taken now, especially where it has to be Liverpool that will be at the top of the league table for this long. I was thinking that the exit of Klopp will lead to Liverpool struggling to cope in the league but it seems nothing have really changed for the team despite the new management. Liverpool have managed to remain formidable and consistent and are now two points ahead of Manchester City that I thought will have a smooth sail to the trophy. This season is simply full of surprises.

Honestly, I never thought that the new Liverpool manager Arne Slot will have such an instant impact he's had on the Liverpool team this season. Despite not managing an English Premier League club before now, the Dutch manager have been able to become the first Liverpool manager that gone on to win 8 of his first 10 English Premier League games. Arne Slot have significantly improved Liverpool from what we've been seeing from them in the past two seasons as they're now considered a strong contender for the league title. If they can continue to be this impressive, then winning the league this season is very likely to be achieved by the Merseyside club.

Do you know why Liverpool are thriving? The human factor and internal harmony are the important factors of Liverpool in the successful period under Jurgen Klopp. New coach Slot understands this and builds his team in that direction. So far, everything is going in the right direction as Liverpool are top of the Premier League and second in the Champions League.
But we have to admit that the defeats of Arsenal and Man City brought a special opportunity when Liverpool took advantage of these defeats to climb to the top of the Premier League. The tournament has only gone a short distance, Arne Slot and his team need to do better to keep the top spot. Manchester City is a team that always settles down towards the end of the season. If Manchester City's key players return, I believe Liverpool will have a hard time holding on to their lead.

[Woodie]

Just hope today's games won't be a replica of what we saw yesterday all because of Uefa games coming midweek...

I know for sure that the United Chelsea game should have some goals..

Tottenham - Aston Villa should also produce some great goals considering these are among the best attacking teams at the moment...countdown is on

[bitLeap]

Do you know why Liverpool are thriving? The human factor and internal harmony are the important factors of Liverpool in the successful period under Jurgen Klopp. New coach Slot understands this and builds his team in that direction. So far, everything is going in the right direction as Liverpool are top of the Premier League and second in the Champions League.

We have players with a clear vision and mission and understand what togetherness means in a family at Liverpool club. For that Jurgen Klopp really left a legacy that Arne Slot has maintained until now so that no one dares to change the main goal of the club. Did you know that under the guidance of Arne Slot as you still see Liverpool is still held by Jurgen Klopp? and not all clubs can be like this in maintaining the legacy.

[Jody.Drummer]

Do you know why Liverpool are thriving? The human factor and internal harmony are the important factors of Liverpool in the successful period under Jurgen Klopp. New coach Slot understands this and builds his team in that direction. So far, everything is going in the right direction as Liverpool are top of the Premier League and second in the Champions League.

We have players with a clear vision and mission and understand what togetherness means in a family at Liverpool club. For that Jurgen Klopp really left a legacy that Arne Slot has maintained until now so that no one dares to change the main goal of the club. Did you know that under the guidance of Arne Slot as you still see Liverpool is still held by Jurgen Klopp? and not all clubs can be like this in maintaining the legacy.

Yes, it's quite interesting with what Arne Slot did. Maybe he is very aware that when he has to change it from the beginning, it will make Liverpool unbalanced, and he prefers to continue what Jurgen Klopp has done, so he just continues the foundation that Klopp has built.
But I think as a coach Arne Slot also wants to change a little according to what he wants, but he is not selfish by not changing it immediately. He made some changes slowly and that was the right step he took. Indeed, in this case, a new coach must also have mature considerations and what is best to do.

[Palakka]

Do you know why Liverpool are thriving? The human factor and internal harmony are the important factors of Liverpool in the successful period under Jurgen Klopp. New coach Slot understands this and builds his team in that direction. So far, everything is going in the right direction as Liverpool are top of the Premier League and second in the Champions League.

We have players with a clear vision and mission and understand what togetherness means in a family at Liverpool club. For that Jurgen Klopp really left a legacy that Arne Slot has maintained until now so that no one dares to change the main goal of the club. Did you know that under the guidance of Arne Slot as you still see Liverpool is still held by Jurgen Klopp? and not all clubs can be like this in maintaining the legacy.

The performance shown by Liverpool so far is very positive and they have very good consistency in the race to win the EPL this season, I don't think there are too many changes made by slots with liverpool style of play, unless there may be some minor adjustments such as a more tactical and flexible approach in attacking with focusing the center of attack through the midfield, to be honest, actually I see that Slot often changes his strategy and game formation when facing different opponents and obviously this is an advantage that Slot than Klopp who has been loyal to the 4-3-3 formation so far, but even so of course Klopp's legacy is still very felt at Liverpool, so Slot just needs to take care of,  modifying and even strengthening the foundation that Klopp has built so far.

[SatoPrincess]

I actually never expected the English Premiership to turn the shape it has taken now, especially where it has to be Liverpool that will be at the top of the league table for this long. I was thinking that the exit of Klopp will lead to Liverpool struggling to cope in the league but it seems nothing have really changed for the team despite the new management. Liverpool have managed to remain formidable and consistent and are now two points ahead of Manchester City that I thought will have a smooth sail to the trophy. This season is simply full of surprises.

Things can turn out great when the right person gets the job. Arne Slot has proved to be a very good manager and successor to Klopp. It is almost as if Liverpool never made a change in managers. Arne Slot is doing very good for his first season.

Manchester United started this season poorly and it obvious that they can’t get far this season but I’m genuinely looking forward to see what Manchester United can do under new management of Rúben Amorim.

[Nanga Parbat]

I can't believe both Man City and Arsenal lost their games. What's more, they lost them to the teams from the middle of the table. At least Man City could create some scoring chances in the 2nd half, but we're unlucky in converting. Arsenal lost a goal early on and they couldn't even apply a proper pressure. They looked like a shadow of themselves.
As a result, Arsenal dropped out of the top 3 as they got overtaken by Nottm Forest and are now 7 points behind Liverpool.
It's worth noting that Liverpool also didn't have an easy time playing Brighton today. They were losing at home until 70th minute but managed to turn things around.
This could be a sign that the gap in skills between the top premier league clubs and the average ones is getting smaller. Which I guess is good for the competition and entertainment.

Yes ,you are right. These are the teams which were top teams of this tournament because these teams play well in all matches but they are losing the matches. They are doing the same mistakes again and again and they are losing the match due to bad strategy. We expected that Man United will win against West Ham United . Win and lose is a part of game but you should learn from your mistakes.Newcastle football full strength team did excellent effort in this match and I'm the end they became successful.  Arsenal team defenders could not defend the ball in the start an.

[Pokapoka124]

I actually never expected the English Premiership to turn the shape it has taken now, especially where it has to be Liverpool that will be at the top of the league table for this long. I was thinking that the exit of Klopp will lead to Liverpool struggling to cope in the league but it seems nothing have really changed for the team despite the new management. Liverpool have managed to remain formidable and consistent and are now two points ahead of Manchester City that I thought will have a smooth sail to the trophy. This season is simply full of surprises.

Honestly, I never thought that the new Liverpool manager Arne Slot will have such an instant impact he's had on the Liverpool team this season. Despite not managing an English Premier League club before now, the Dutch manager have been able to become the first Liverpool manager that gone on to win 8 of his first 10 English Premier League games. Arne Slot have significantly improved Liverpool from what we've been seeing from them in the past two seasons as they're now considered a strong contender for the league title. If they can continue to be this impressive, then winning the league this season is very likely to be achieved by the Merseyside club.

No doubt Arne Slot is a top manager, he recently became the first ever Liverpool manager in history to win 8 of his opening 9 games. Klopp left behind a good squad and a strong mentality in the players, Arne slot is building on that and I think the Liverpool team is experiencing its best form in years but I'm not sure if Arne Slot has assembled a squad ready to win the Premier League yet.

[hahay]

Do you know why Liverpool are thriving? The human factor and internal harmony are the important factors of Liverpool in the successful period under Jurgen Klopp. New coach Slot understands this and builds his team in that direction. So far, everything is going in the right direction as Liverpool are top of the Premier League and second in the Champions League.

We have players with a clear vision and mission and understand what togetherness means in a family at Liverpool club. For that Jurgen Klopp really left a legacy that Arne Slot has maintained until now so that no one dares to change the main goal of the club. Did you know that under the guidance of Arne Slot as you still see Liverpool is still held by Jurgen Klopp? and not all clubs can be like this in maintaining the legacy.

That's right, having a harmonious relationship in the team will make the chemistry between players very good when playing in any match. So it's no wonder that the Liverpool team still has good performance and chemistry even though they have changed coaches. Amazingly, Arne Slot also didn't make many changes to the Liverpool squad, so Arne Slot still managed to make Liverpool have good results so far this season in all competitions,  even though Liverpool basically didn't bring in new players in the last transfer market. But, that doesn't mean Arne Slot only continues Klopp's efforts, because as a manager of course Arne Slot also makes good efforts to have a good team too and it's still not easy for Arne Slot to maintain a team with good chemistry and performance.

[puloweh555]

Do you know why Liverpool are thriving? The human factor and internal harmony are the important factors of Liverpool in the successful period under Jurgen Klopp. New coach Slot understands this and builds his team in that direction. So far, everything is going in the right direction as Liverpool are top of the Premier League and second in the Champions League.
But we have to admit that the defeats of Arsenal and Man City brought a special opportunity when Liverpool took advantage of these defeats to climb to the top of the Premier League. The tournament has only gone a short distance, Arne Slot and his team need to do better to keep the top spot. Manchester City is a team that always settles down towards the end of the season. If Manchester City's key players return, I believe Liverpool will have a hard time holding on to their lead.

That's right. It can be said that Jurgen Klopp's departure did not make Liverpool worse, but rather better because Arnet Slot has the same spirit as Jurgen Klopp. He is smart, does not change the team and only adds a little. The problem of every club when changing coaches is like that, difficult adaptation. There are only two choices, one player who adapts to the new coach, of course the team will most likely be overhauled to adjust to the tactics of the new coach. Or two, the coach who adapts to the existing team. Arne Slot chose the second, he adapted to the team. Yes. Why overhaul the Liverpool team, the team left by Klopp is already good and Arne slot has succeeded in perfecting it again.

An important victory for Liverpool because their rivals actually lost points which made Liverpool at the top of the standings. Although Man City will still be a threat, being at the top of the standings at this time makes Liverpool more confident. What made them able to rise in this match was because Liverpool had players like Mo Salah, he was an added value for Liverpool. He created chances, he scored goals, he solved problems !!! He lasted as long as he wanted. He is invaluable and Arne Slot is lucky to have a player like him.

[Pokapoka124]

I actually never expected the English Premiership to turn the shape it has taken now, especially where it has to be Liverpool that will be at the top of the league table for this long. I was thinking that the exit of Klopp will lead to Liverpool struggling to cope in the league but it seems nothing have really changed for the team despite the new management. Liverpool have managed to remain formidable and consistent and are now two points ahead of Manchester City that I thought will have a smooth sail to the trophy. This season is simply full of surprises.

The Premier League is the most competitive league in the world, with surprises happening on a regular basis. I had a feeling the table would eventually turn when Manchester City and Arsenal began to struggle against opponents. While it might be too early to judge, especially with one of their key players back from injury, I think Manchester City could set a record this season by being crowned English Premier League champions once again.

[Cookdata]

The Premier League is the most competitive league in the world, with surprises happening on a regular basis. I had a feeling the table would eventually turn when Manchester City and Arsenal began to struggle against opponents. While it might be too early to judge, especially with one of their key players back from injury, I think Manchester City could set a record this season by being crowned English Premier League champions once again.

The past 5 years, I have not seen Nottingham came to 4th place in the Premeir League, atleast that I can remember. Maybe if I check the seasons in the last few years it might be more than that and yet people still think that Premeir league is still the most competitive league in the world. Maybe it used to be before but honestly, it has lose the vybes and credibility where Manchester City get to take the league and the rest of the team just show up everyone now and then.

If any team other than Manchester City doesn't win the Premier League, then it's still the same shity league. Laliga might be more interesting and than it. Imagine how serious other teams will be if Chelsea was to win the Premier League next season or between Liverpool and Arsenal. It will create a new redistribution to players and seriousness among other teams because it will dash them hope that they can do it too and not just one team every season.

[Pokapoka124]

It seems that the burden for Arteta is still very large and they are slowly getting out of the way of the current competition.

In the last two seasons, Arsenal started well, but in the middle of the season they declined, then improved and at the end of the season they declined again. That's why I wasn't surprised by today's result. I wouldn't consider Arsenal as the type of team that will win the Premier League. They may have a good squad, but they are inconsistent at the most important moments. Whenever they have a good chance to lead the table, they waste it and when they are lucky enough to be at the top, they also waste it. That's why in my opinion, with today's defeat, I see them outside the list of teams capable of winning the Premier League this season.

I think it’s harsh to say that Arsenal are not a team worthy of the Premier League. Even though their performance in recent years has been inconsistent, that doesn’t disqualify them as a worthy contender for the EPL title. There are a couple of times when Arsenal should have won the league but they bottled some important points. If Arsenal can maintain greater consistency and focus, there’s no reason they can’t go on to win the league.

[Docnaster]

Just hope today's games won't be a replica of what we saw yesterday all because of Uefa games coming midweek...

I know for sure that the United Chelsea game should have some goals..

Tottenham - Aston Villa should also produce some great goals considering these are among the best attacking teams at the moment...countdown is on

Your predictions that the Tottenham vs Aston Villa game should produce a lot of goals actually happened like you predicted because 5 goals were scored in the game with the home team scoring four while the visitors managed to score one which was also the first goal of the game.

For the Manchester United game, just two goals were scored as both teams got one apiece. One more game before the end of match week 10 games in the English Premier League and in summary, I think most the results have been unexpected.

[Glen Hoddle]

For the Manchester United game, just two goals were scored as both teams got one apiece. One more game before the end of match week 10 games in the English Premier League and in summary, I think most the results have been unexpected.

Today's match has the biggest difference between Manchester United team and Chelsea team.  Although the game eventually came to an end but not every team could build on their performances.  Because Manchester United team is not in good form at the moment but comparatively their attacking numbers are very close.  But I think in this match Manchester United were very lucky to draw the game and add a point to the points table.

[topbitcoin]

The role of the coach is indeed very influential for the progress of the team and that happened to Notingham Forest this season who performed impressively and even ranked in the top 5 temporarily, he could be a threat to clubs who want to get UCL tickets next season such as Tottenham, Aston Villa, Chelsea, Man Utd and Newcastle if Notingham Forest can finish in the top 5 is a big achievement for the club and Nuno Espirito Santos deserves appreciation.

Nottingham's scheme in every match has always worked well where they always apply the same pattern when the mid block scheme by closing all the opponent's movements in the middle and leaving only one striker in the attack line until now works well.

Nottingham know that they have to play a good defensive scheme and that cooperation is done from the midfield which makes them strong and effective with counter-attacks as Chris Wood is quite comfortable with his position on the attack alone.
The counter-attacks that Odoi and Elanga utilized on both sides also made their attack unstoppable which made the conditions even better.

This is beyond the expectations of many people and indeed the achievements that Nottingham currently have are very surprising but this is good because we need surprises like this, hopefully the performance will not decline again after the initial buzz this season.

[blue Snow]

Your predictions that the Tottenham vs Aston Villa game should produce a lot of goals actually happened like you predicted because 5 goals were scored in the game with the home team scoring four while the visitors managed to score one which was also the first goal of the game.

I was a bit surprised when I watched Aston Villa create a goal first in 1st half. I had thought that Tottenham would get lost when I looked at how difficult it was for them to break down Aston Villa's defense. But, on 2nd half, Ange Postecoglou changed his strategy, he no longer again to implemented "long-range shots" like in 1st half, but more intense to stumb on the penalty box, He succeeded in implementing his strategy, and the ball flowed so easily to Solanke form assist Kulusevski and Richarlison. These advantages utilized another player to more intensely build the attack. So it's reasonable when Tottenham created the goal party last night because all the players enjoyed implementing a new strategy.

[mamesso]

Do you know why Liverpool are thriving? The human factor and internal harmony are the important factors of Liverpool in the successful period under Jurgen Klopp. New coach Slot understands this and builds his team in that direction. So far, everything is going in the right direction as Liverpool are top of the Premier League and second in the Champions League.

We have players with a clear vision and mission and understand what togetherness means in a family at Liverpool club. For that Jurgen Klopp really left a legacy that Arne Slot has maintained until now so that no one dares to change the main goal of the club. Did you know that under the guidance of Arne Slot as you still see Liverpool is still held by Jurgen Klopp? and not all clubs can be like this in maintaining the legacy.

Arne Slot really took advantage of the harmonious atmosphere left by Jurgen Klopp, he did not make many changes to the Liverpool squad so they were still able to maintain their best game. Arne Slot only made small modifications that could improve Liverpool's quality so that this season they turned into one of the most frightening competitors for Manchester City in the EPL title hunt. Although it is too early to say, Arne Slot has succeeded with Liverpool, the quality and results achieved make other clubs have to be more careful when facing them, Brighton became one of the victims of Liverpool's ferocity because they were not alert in holding back their attacks.